Your Bargain Holidays to Fethiye may look all modern now but it has retained some of its ancient flavour especially its location in the ancient city known in history as Telmessos. Your Bargain Holidays to Fethiye will be spent exploring the ruins of this ancient city such as the Hellenistic theatre which can still be seen today. Telmessos date back to the 5th century BC but its name was changed in 1934 in honour of an Ottoman Air Force pilot named Fethi Bay who was killed on a mission.
Fethiye Bargain Holidays are especially in demand during summer when tourists flock to the area. The very affordable lifestyle in Fethiye is favoured by Britons whose population in Turkey has ballooned to 38,000. Your Fethiye Bargain Holidays is more popularly known as the city which Alexander the Great conquered in the 5th century. Check out the different sarcophagi around town and you will realize they come in different size and shapes.
Your Bargain Holidays to Fethiye would bring you to Xanthos which has become known as the venue for the mass suicide of the locals to avoid being conquered by the Persians sometime in 546 B.C. It is known as Lycia’s oldest and largest city and the centre of commerce in the 8th century. You will discover during your Bargain Holidays to Fethiye that the city was destroyed in 420 B.C. during the Roman Civil Wars but was rebuilt and has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Your Fethiye Bargain Holidays will be a time for history as you discover the 5th century B.C. Harpy Tomb which sits on a massive base and stands 7.5 metres tall. You will also discover 4th century B.C history when you check out the Pillar Tomb and the 5th century B.C. when you discover the Xanthian Obelisk. Don’t forget to visit the Butterfly Valley during your Fethiye Bargain Holidays as this will bring you face to face with the beautifully unusual Jersey Tiger Butterfly.
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